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Cities and towns across the country each have their own unique ways of ushering in the New Year. The orange drop in Orlando, the peach drop in Atlanta and the crystal ball drop in New York City are just a few of the objects used on New Years Eve across the nation each year. But this year, a Pennsylvania town might take the cake for the strangest object used to usher in 2014. Kennett Square, located near Philadelphia, will celebrate with a 700-pound, stainless steel toadstool that will be lowered by a crane Dec. 31 as residents count down the New Year, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The town calls itself the mushroom capital of the world due to area farms accounting for...

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Cities and towns across the country each have their own unique ways of ushering in the New Year.
The orange drop in Orlando, the peach drop in Atlanta and the crystal ball drop in New York City are just a few of the objects used on New Years Eve across...

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